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“When
I talk about listening, I don’t mean just listening with the ear.
Listening here includes the totality of perception—all senses open and
alive, and still much more than that. The eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body
and mind are receptive, open, not controlled. A Zen saying describes it
as “hearing with one’s eyes and seeing with one’s ears.” It refers to
this wholeness of perception. The wholeness of being!Another
Zen saying demands: “Hear the bell before it rings!” Ah, it doesn’t
make any sense rationally, does it? But there is a moment when that bell
is ringing before you know it! You may never know it! Your entire being
is ringing! There’s no division in that—everything is ringing.”"